Perceptions of university athletes engaged in soccer, rugby and netball towards people living with HIV

Ley, Clemens; Lembethe, A.C.; Chiware, J.

doi:10.1080/14635240.2013.795044

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“…In South Africa soccer provides a strong sense of national identity (Sewpaul, 2009 ) and is strongly associated with masculine identity. Programmes that utilise soccer as a tool for social change are steadily emerging in townships and rural areas (Coalter, 2009 ; Levermore, 2008 , 2010 ; McGhee, 2012 ) and a number of organisations have used the popularity of football (soccer) in Africa to engage youth in HIV prevention strategies based on national, regional, and ethnic identities (Balfour et al., 2013 ; Clark, Friedrich, Ndlovu, Neilands, & McFarland, 2006 ; Langer, 2015 ; Ley, Lembethe, & Chiware, 2013 ; Maro, Roberts, & Sorenson, 2009 ). For example, in the Cape Flats of the Western Cape, there are We Are Not Statistics (WANS) and Otherlands Football Academy (OFA).…”

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The pull of soccer and the push of Xhosa boys in an HIV and drug abuse intervention in the Western Cape, South Africa

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SAHARA-J: Journal of Social Aspects of HIV/AIDS

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There is growing interest in engaging men and boys in health and development programmes targeting the intersection of HIV risk, substance abuse, and violence. Understanding the conceptualisations of masculinities or masculine identities that shape both behaviours and opportunities for intervention is central to advancing the global agenda to engage men in health and development interventions. This paper examines an intervention using soccer and job training to engage and deliver activities for HIV prevention, substance abuse, and gender-based violence in a South African township. A literature review provides theoretical, historical and social context for the intersection of gender, masculinity, soccer, violence, and sexual relationships. Qualitative data from in-depth interviews and focus groups is analysed using theoretical and contextual frames to elucidate the negotiation of shifting, contradictory, and conflicting masculine roles. Results highlight how changing risky, normative behaviours among young men is a negotiated process entailing men's relationships with women and with other men.

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